Her dad calls it "therapy in disguise." She calls it "dreaming with her feet." It's a dance class that's changing children's lives.

Eight-year-old Elianna Stanners learned to walk in dance class. She has cerebral palsy and couldn't walk before she began participating in an innovative arts education program a few years ago. The Johnny Stallings Arts Program at Merrimack Hall in Huntsville, Ala., is a year-round program for kids with developmental disabilities.

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